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Definition of stenography in English:

stenography

noun

‘The chore of stenography, however, was open to both men and women in the beginning.’

‘She graduated from the renowned Boston's Girls' High School and shortly thereafter pursued stenography for a livelihood.’

‘He informed people of the importance of Urdu stenography and Urdu computer software.’

‘Those attending are the White House correspondents, their average age surprisingly young, whose job - though involving some exotic travel and hobnobbing - tends toward a form of stenography.’

‘It's called a stenotype machine, and it's also used for captioning television broadcasts and general office stenography.’

‘Unlike most other crimes, it is technically possible for a spy to encrypt, hide evidence using stenography, or both, and even completely delete all traces of evidence that was once on media.’

‘The speed and accuracy of stenography make it ideally suited to capturing the fast, and unpredictable, output of live broadcasts.’

‘They sought a white-collar and clerical staff capable of using the latest office machinery, with modern office skills (such as stenography and typing), polished grammar, and some mathematical prowess.’

‘Born near London, England, Insull learned stenography, emigrated to America, and landed a job in 1880 as the personal secretary of Thomas Edison.’

‘Barely 12 or 13 inmates had turned up during 1998-2003 for tailoring and stenography.’

‘When she returned home to Carlisle, Pennsylvania, she enrolled immediately in a local commercial college and a year later, after learning typing and stenography, sent out applications.’

‘While a young adult, she teaches herself stenography, which will become one of the primary means of sustaining herself for the rest of her life.’

‘Its first students studied ‘commercial skills’ such as typing and stenography.’

‘The other young stars, judging by their paucity of further credits, apparently used the film as a springboard to careers in such varied fields as stenography, dental hygiene, and automotive repair.’